While there is an appeal expected in the case, Rivera did not agree with the ruling.

“As a congressional candidate affected by this decision, I will not be held hostage by Florida’s liberal activist judges,” Rivera said in an email, according to the paper.

Rivera has repeatedly refused to discuss the federal investigation “into a ringer candidate in the 2012 Democratic primary” which was allegedly funded with illegal campaign contributions, according to the Herald.

Back in June, an administrative law judge had called for Florida’s ethics commission to find that Rivera also allegedly improperly received state travel reimbursements and did not adequately disclose his financial information.